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The following steps will help you find records for a specific locality in the Family History Library Catalog. | The following steps will help you find records for a specific locality in the Family History Library Catalog. | ||
#'''Go to the[https://www.familysearch.org/ | #'''Go to the[https://www.familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog].''' | ||
#("Place-name" is the default search option. If it does not appear, select it from the drop-down menu.)<br> | #("Place-name" is the default search option. If it does not appear, select it from the drop-down menu.)<br> | ||
#'''Type the locality.''' The catalog orgainzes places from the largest jurisdiction in a place-name to the smallest. Generally, the pattern is country, state or provice, county (where applicable), city or town. Places in the United States and Canada do not have a country level. The locality can be entered in reverse order to obtain the same results.<br> | #'''Type the locality.''' The catalog orgainzes places from the largest jurisdiction in a place-name to the smallest. Generally, the pattern is country, state or provice, county (where applicable), city or town. Places in the United States and Canada do not have a country level. The locality can be entered in reverse order to obtain the same results.<br> | ||
#'''Click''' '''Search''' (even if the locality was selected from the drop-down menu).<br> | #'''Click''' '''Search''' (even if the locality was selected from the drop-down menu).<br> | ||
#'''Click a topic''', such as Church records. (See also [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Locality_Subject_Subdivisions | #'''Click a topic''', such as Church records. (See also [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Locality_Subject_Subdivisions%7C Locality Subject Subdivisions].) | ||
#'''Click a title''' to see more details. '''<br>''' | #'''Click a title''' to see more details. '''<br>''' | ||